Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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